The first volume of the first edition was published in 1812, containing 86 stories; the second volume of 70 stories followed in 1815. For the second edition, two volumes were issued in 1819 and a third in 1822, totalling 170 tales. The third edition...

The process is one of the most famous works of world literature: The story of Josef K., who is arrested one morning for no reason and entangled in an impenetrable trial. One puzzling event triggers the next, and K. tried to prove his innocence desper...

Faust is the greatest work of the famous German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The most significant work of the German literary but also it is one of the greatest works of world literature, on a par with Dante's "Divine Comedy" and Homer's "Odysse...

Venus in Furs is a story about a person who dreams of talking to Venus about passion and love - and she's wearing furs in his dreams. The main character, who has no name, tells Severin - his friend - all about these dreams. Severin teaches the man ho...

Der Struwwelpeter is a super-popular book for the kids by a German author, Heinrich Hoffmann. The book consists of 10 rhymed stories with pictures, most of which are about little boys and girls. The critics call it a moral guidance for the little one...

The main work of Dante Alighieri is not just a fantastic invention, but an entire ode dedicated to the woman he loves. Dante first saw Beatrice in 9 years (she was 8), and fell in love with her immediately, with all his childish soul. The next meetin...

The Secret Agent is a highly entertaining, gripping and exciting novel in the genre of spy fiction and is set in 19th century London. The main character is, presumably, a Russian spy who's collecting and sending info to his government while living in...

The Uncle Tom's Cabin is a bestseller of the world literature written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is a historical novel against the slaveholders in the southern states of the New World, which are prospered in the mid-19th century.
Harriet Beecher S...

Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war. This is the book that started it all: we meet Robert Langdon for the first time, caught up in a race against time to...

The international critics are calling North and South a true masterpiece of English literature and one of the finest works by Elizabeth Gaskell. It's worth mentioning that this novel was turned into a television show not once, but twice - in '75 and...